I was so impressed with Lightman's novel that I felt compelled to put the nebulous concept of time onto canvas. Lightman conjures up so many impressions of time, probably more than I can put onto canvas, but I shall try.
Time, Oil on Canvas, 48 X 48 inches, $6000
It's not often that I paint Southwestern images, but with Easter right around the corner, it just seemed the right thing to do. This church is one of the highlights of the small town of Taos, New Mexico. It is a favorite site for painters of all ages--its mystique, the way it has moved into modern times while still maintaining its charm and identity.
St. Francis de Assisi Church, Taos, Oil on Gessobord, 5 X 7 inches
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Another facial fantasy for an exhibit in Bologna. It is so much fun creating these faces outside the realm of reality. We all live in another space from time to time. Who knows what runs through the mind? It is fun to imagine how we might look in another space and time.
Between the Two of Us, Oil on Canvas, 8 X 8 inches, $120 USD or 105 euros
Copyright 2019 Charlotte Shroyer
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La Femme Mysterieuse, Monotype with ink, 12 X 9 inches, $220 USD
Framed in contemporary black frame
I am happy to be one of the featured artists in this exhibit:
Show Title: We Are Here
Where: Core Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado
When: Show runs January 25-February 11, 2018
Hours: Thursday, 12-6
Friday, 12-9
Saturday, 12-6
Sunday, 1-4
First Friday Art Walk: Friday, February 2, 6-9
Life is a journey, taking us to places we know not. Whether of the past or present, the journey is to be valued for with each step we come closer to knowing who we are and where we are headed. And along the way we meet others on their own personal journey with whom we have so much to share. What started for me as life in rural Ohio where I traversed corn fields, picked off tomato worms and enjoyed the slow days of summer has turned into a glorious life adventure with travel taking me to many parts of the world and people sharing their special places in life. This piece is a tribute to the journeys of all. May they be safe and filled with life enriching experience.
Journey into the Unknown, Monotype with Charcoal and Oils, 6 X 4 inches, framed, $145 USD
A figurative piece different from those which I have been painting. For a period of time I allowed my self to be pigeonholed into the direction which galleries wanted. Now I paint what I want to paint.
Dreaming of the Universe, Oil on Canvas, 30 X 15 inches, $900 USD
Once again I have been inspired to paint a rendition of the Taos Pueblo, continuously in existence for centuries. Its magic inspires the people of the pueblo and the people of the town. Its very spirit dominates the land for peoples of the present and the future. I first came here in the 80s just for a day to visit Taos and the pueblo. Work on a new pueblo structure or perhaps repair on one of the existing structures prompted me to inquire about purchase of a pueblo building brick. I still have that brick. It has traveled to California, Nevada, and now once again back to its home here in Taos. I never wanted to live in Taos, but here I am years later--convinced that the magic of the mountain and the pueblo is part of my own spirit.
The Eternal Pueblo, Oil on Canvas, 9 X 12, $260 USD
Another painting for the show in Lisbon. Somewhat like my painting entitled "Quartet," but different in its own way. When asked what inspires me, it is difficult to say. The books I read, the people I see, and the way life happens. Is the crowd really a crowd or is it the way we all operate in life? There are so many different aspects to each of us. And maybe what inspires me are the many years I studied the ways in which we process the world around us. Regardless, I think this is an interest "crowd" which can pique the interest of the viewer in different ways.
The Crowd, Oil on Canvas, 36" X 18" gallery wrap, $1425 USD
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Copyright Charlotte Shroyer 2015
Throughout the ages there have always been independent women inspite of their circumstances or the time in which they lived. This woman speaks for the ages--she stands away from the crowd and is not afraid to let her position be known. I worked on this painting from time to time for two or three months, never satisfied with the woman who appeared. Finally, there she was, assured, beautiful, and not afraid to stand away from the crowd--a mind of her own. As I look at my own life, there is a part of this woman in my makeup, but it took me a good many years to learn to be self assertive. Now watch out!
Away from the Crowd, Oil on Canvas, 12" X 9" (image size).
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